I still have 30 videos to get up and rather than throwing them all up in one day I’m going to space them over the next week or two so don’t worry I’m going to get to everyone I shot.
Archive for September, 2010
If you are wondering where your interview is…
Posted: September 15, 2010 by datechguy in short films/interviews, tea partiesTags: 9/12 protests, blogcon, fyi, tea parties, tea party
Voice of the Left: Alan Rosenblatt
Posted: September 14, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speech, short films/interviews, special eventsTags: alan rosenblatt, blogcon, freedomworks, short interviews, voices of the left
I don’t run into a lot of people from the left but Alan Rosenblatt was one of two guys from the left who debated at the Newseum during Blogcon
There is no reason why people can’t disagree on politics and get along, particular when both are RedSox fans. You’ve also gotta respect a guy who will debate in front of a totally hostile crowd.
Charles Johnson surprises even me…
Posted: September 14, 2010 by datechguy in blogs, internet/free speechTags: bad form, blogs, charles johnson, dishonorable, irony, lgf jumps the shark, prayer request, robert stacy mccain
…you know I’ve always assumed that some traumatic personal effect had a lot to do with Charles Johnson’s volte fache over the last couple of years. That along with an ability to hold a grudge is bad news indeed.
However now apparently Charles is crossing a line in blogger etiquette that I wouldn’t have thought was beneath him:
it turns out, every link in that post to one of charles’ posts regarding the flight 93 memorial is dead now. so here’s a screenshot to show that google’s spiders, with their indifferent eyes, have recorded charles’ deceit.
and Wrist action using a bit of irony in his follow up post. I won’t rob him of the link go and check it out.
Now when I’ve spotted grammar errors on old posts I’ve fixed them but this type of stuff is just plain dishonorable. Considering the season and the excitement going on it’s a great time to do it in hopes that it is ignored. As one of the oldest blogs and one I at one time defended I’m very disappointed. Tim Blair has the perfect line:
Little Green Footballs is becoming littler by the day.
Ironically his dishonorable attacks on Robert Stacy McCain and my banning led to our friendship, the Scott Brown stuff, CPAC the Tea Party express coverage and my recent trip to Blogcon. This only goes to show that God takes even bad things and can use it for good.
I’ll keep praying for Charles, and you should too, not in the hopes that he changes political sides again but I’d like him to get over whatever is troubling him.
Life is too short to spend it angry.
Keith Lepor Renee Ellmers and the age of the citizen congressman
Posted: September 14, 2010 by datechguy in congress, elections, examiner columns, politics, tea partiesTags: 2010 elections, election 2010, examiner, gop, have fedora will travel, keith lepor, ma-9, nc-2, renee ellmers
My latest for Examiner.com deals with the idea of non career politicians running for office this year, a snippet:
He (Keith Lepor) mentioned how one of the hosts at WTKK 96.9 Michelle McPhee scolded him saying that he had not “done his time” in the legislature or the school committee or local politics, he didn’t climb the ladder that takes you to the halls of congress.
It looks like Michelle is going to be very disappointed this year. Over and over I have met people whose background has nothing to do with politics.
Expect to see more of this beyond ma-9 and Nc-2 as the professional political class gets challenged.
You can find out more about Keith Lepor and Renee Ellmers at their respective sites. Both are very worthy of your support.
Update: Much to my surprise Keith lost his primary oh well.
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